Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-12
SUSPECTED SUICIDE.
Ton Adair, the Piano Player, Found
Dead In Bed-A Woman Con.
oerned In It

Dead In Bed-A Woman Con.
oerned In it
About 2 o'clock this morning q man
named Tom Adair. Al years Of age, piano
player, living at the Butter House on West
Broadway, was found dead in his bed. His
friend. Ralph johnson, made the discovery
and communicated the fact to his landlady
.ho Immediately informed the police and
the coroner was Dotified.
Upon TIE MINER representative entering
the room the pale face OF the man, with a
short black moustache on his upper
lip and the jaw fallen. the
appearance was that OF . man soundly
asleep. but q closer inspection of the face
that was mortal for the man that had
been.
Inquiry Of Mrs. Butler elected the fact
that Adair had been boarding with her for
about two months and during that time
had always been regarded "a a quiet, in
offensive boarder. He seemed to have no
bad habits but came and went about
his business unnoticed. He was in the
employ of Mrs. Lou Hartupol
and has been for the last six months, and
che, who was present in the room. charac-
UcIlGcO LII no a u0u u uo odO III
no way given to spreeing. Mrs. Butler wac
only aware that he WAS sick yesterday
evening about 6 O'Clock when she vent to
the door of his room-a back one on the
first hoor-and asked him if he was going
to get up and have his room cleaned that
cay. The door was locked and she received
no answer but noticed him breath
ing heavily. Shortly after a friend
of his, Ralph johnson, called to see him.
and the door wal forced open when Adair
was found lying across the bed on his
back with his feet hanging dow and
writhing as If in great pain. Johnson and
a friend with him named Elwise lifted him
up and placed him under the cover. DR..
Murray was sent for. He came and ex-
amined him and expressed the opinion
that he must have been on aspree. Rene
dies to counteract the effect Of poison
were administered without any
beneficial result. and johnson
and his friend left. promising to return
About II O'Clock johnson came
back and he was still breathing heavily.
johnson asked him if he
wanted anything and Adair gasped
Yes; water! Give me water!"
Johnson. filled q mug on the washstand, |
raised him up and he drained it nearly to
the bottom. He then land him back on the
bed and told him he would return in an
hour. At 3 O'Clock he did so
on entering the room saw
Adair lying as first seen by The
MINER representative, and knew at a glance
le was dead. He ran to Mrs. Buffers
,sking for a hand mirror. This be held
lose to Adair's mouth but not the least
Moisture was ~perceptii,le on the surface of
he glass. He then went to notify the
lead mans friends, most OF whom wee
It various resort. at that hour, among
he rest
LILLE GEAR.
She arrived soon after the Coroner had
made the few inquiries possible, and came
nto the room with a look of agitation on
er face. She advanced swiftly to the
looked eagerly into the impressive
of the dead. stifled her rising
motion and broke into the discussion
ding on between Mrs. Butler and the
2 to the specific
UNI opium" she impuisively said, land
e's took an overdose of it. That's what
les OF it and I've seen him nearly crazy
ON the effects of it. He threatened mt
be other night he would do this" ,
Did he threaten to kill himself" I
Yes. 1t was down at the Comique. He
nd ! were in a box together. He wanted
lie to go away with him and l refused. ;
hen he said he'd make me sorry for it. as :
. have to look upon his lead face and g
now it was my work." :
THE coRoNER
len made some inquiries, and on search {
g his Goa pocket a small box containing
ark pills were seen. That's his box he 5
,ok the pills FROM" said Lille. The I
was a little doubtful. however. ,
lat the opium pills were what killed him.
e make inquiries as to how he breathed =
!. the an;n,on last that and + expressed sema i
t h drug ig'f besides s' opium. We ean n0d do / /
othing more tonight" said the Coroner, .
leave the body here until the ur1,r- .
Iker calls for it in the morning" I
This was very unsatisfactory to Mrs.
utler who didn't at all relish the 2
ca OF having the dead body 3
her roof the rest Of the night. 2
ut the Coroner assured her the under l
Iker would he round the first thing in the t
orning and if the door was locked she '
ed be under no discomfort. Lille Gear
the desire to be allowed to sit up t
It'll the corpse, end a half dozen men. t
OF the deceased in his own path of F
e, came and looked with more or less a
at the dead man. L
The Coroner will hold the inquest on the d
mains at 10 o'clock this morning, when 7
e exact cause Of his death will be secer- fl
ined. Adair was seen at the fire We'd d
night, and his landlady stated ?
e heard him come to his door
5 O'Clock Thursday morning, open it, +.
inside a short while and then 90 -
It again: When he returned to his q
againi is no, known, nor could what y
Hid while out before returning be =
at the late hour. :,
It it is surmised hat he must nave gotten -
dose of some poison while out which pro- :,
ICED stupor at the time Mrs. Butler +,
lied him about 6 in the evening. and its r.
tive working later restored partial !,
nsciousness. -